frugalscholar
Dryer sheet wannabe
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- May 1, 2014
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More helpful resources: books by Susan Pinsky and Judith Kolberg (these are aimed at ADHD people).
Hoarding is often a sign of anxiety and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD.)
May I suggest taking the medication route? WebMD says: Antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) like Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft, may be helpful in treating OCD. Older drugs -- tricyclic antidepressants like Anafranil -- might also be used. Some atypical antipsychotics, such as Risperdal or Abilify, also have been shown to have value for OCD either when used alone or in combination with an SSRI.
Putting the whole family on antidepressants is a bit drastic, don't you think?
+1 . Before I retired, we tackled housework the same way - 10 minutes of sustained effort then done until the next day. It is amazing how much can be accomplished when working, as opposed to procrastinating.
But tackling a little every day does make a difference. If I can just straighten up one room, it looks really good. Then sometimes (but ONLY sometimes) that will motivate me to tackle a second room.
we'll need to let somebody in the house, something that we haven't allowed for several years.
......It cost me $500 but so, so worth it! As I pack more I find more things I don't need so will probably have them back one more time.
Wow, really ?
You don't have garbage pick up ?
Here we throw out anything metal (old desk chair) and it's gone in 2 hours.
I threw out an above ground swimming pool, took it apart, put the liner in garbage bags for trash.
The metal I rolled up and it was gone in 1 hour (probably worth $60 to the guy who picked it up).
I suppose I understand the first time, but surely the second time the amounts are small.